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The MonDak Area Stockgrowers and Foundation for Community Care will be hosting its 9th Annual Rockin' Your Heart Weekend June 4 & 5 at the Richland County Fair and Rodeo. Starting Friday, June 4, at 5 p.m. there will be a Cattlemen's Team Roping. This is where participants can show off their roping skills; registration begins at 4 p.m. On Saturday, June 5, at 8 a.m., there will be a 5k/10k Beef Run. There will be a $30 entry fee- with this fee participants will receive a t-shirt that has brands...
Long X Arts and the Rough Rider Center team up to bring you bluegrass and Americana entertainment with the Waddington Brothers and Jessie Veeder as part of their Parking Lot Party Event at Rough Rider Center Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m., Free will donations will be accepted to benefit area arts. Welcome summer the North Dakota way - listening to great music on the tailgate of your pickup or in your favorite lawn chair surrounded by friends, good food and cold drinks. Kick up your heels with...
Despite continued investment and efforts to fight illegal robocalls plaguing telephone customers, Mid-Rivers has recently noticed an increase in scam calls in the area that show up on caller ID as reputable local business names. Scammers are “spoofing” the caller ID (sending through fake caller ID names and/or numbers) to look like names you recognize, hoping to increase the chances of getting the called party to answer. Our own business name has been used by scammers trying to obtain personal account information. They may also pretend to be...
On Monday, June 7, the City of Sidney Council members will have the opportunity to give Sidney residents back some of their freedoms. In the first city council meeting of the summer, Jaymi Mozeak will be going before the council to request the current ordinances concerning livestock be eased to allow city residents to own and keep chickens on their property. She will also be presenting them with a petition signed by Sidney residents wanting chickens in town. Jaymi grew up on a small hobby farm i...
This year’s May e-waste recycling event was cancelled again this spring, in part to give organizers an opportunity to review the “E-rase Your E-waste” program and plan for the long-term future of e-cycling in this region. “We’ve had a number of calls and emails from people asking about our spring event and we’ve asked them, in turn, to please hold on to their items until September when our regular fall collection will go forward as usual,” new “E-rase Your E-waste” Coordinator Heather Luinstra said last week. “We decided to forgo the spring ev...
The Richland County Health Department is offering COVID-19 vaccine without appointment on Tuesdays in June and July at the Health Department, 1201 West Holly, Sidney. Only for 18 years of age or older. Bring your insurance card if you have health insurance. You will spend as much as 30 minutes or longer at the clinic, including a 15-minute monitoring period following vaccination and any other unforeseen wait time. Additional clinics will be announced. Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) 1-dose: June 15, July 6 & 20: 12:30-3 p.m. Moderna 2-Dose: June 8...
Three McKenzie County 4-H’ers participated in the 2021 Mouticounty Program Unit 1 4-H Communication Arts Event held on Tuesday, May 26 at Williston Research Extension Center. The goal of this event is to help 4-H’ers become proficient at making public presentations. Participants are developing communication skills and learning to gather and organize information, equipment and props. Kyle Best presented “Why Buy Local” video presentation in Junior Division and received a first place medal....
This year the 2021 Montana Young Professionals Summit will be held in Sidney June 9-11. This is a statewide event that helps Young Professionals in Montana expand their professional networks and personal development. It provides them with the opportunity to explore the different aspects that make up the United States. This year the theme is “Where Energy Meets Sustainability; the Land of Oil and Ag”. This will be the first time that the event will be held in eastern Montana. Past host cities include Great Falls, Billings, Butte, and Kal...
Summer is coming and The Parlour is open. After serving Sidney for over 12 years, Nutt-N-Better sold the ice cream shop to new owners Paula Eberling and Larysa Hurst. The Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held a ribbon cutting for The Parlour Thursday, May 27 for the shops grand opening. The Parlour will be open seven days a week from 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. In keeping with tradition, they will be serving the same ice cream you all know and love with 26 different flavors to choose from....
Sidney - Take a walk on the wild side this summer! Sign up for the 2021 Tales and Tails Summer Reading Program. The Sidney-Richland County Library wants to ensure there is summer fun for everyone. There is no cost to participate. Read what you want when you want. You can keep track either online or through the dedicated library app, READSquared. There will be prizes for babies and toddlers, school-age kids, teens and adults. Plus you don’t want to miss all of the exciting programs that will be offered both online and in person at the l...
On Saturday, June 5, from 1-10 p.m. at Rough Rider Center there will be a LifeLight Festival packed with entertainment, music, and gospel for the whole family to enjoy. LifeLight Festival is an annual free outdoor Christian music festival that has a mission to share the gospel with everyone who attends. The musical performances include Building 429, 7eventh Time Down, Cade Thompson, and Norden Pass. Zero Gravity Outreach and Champions Forever will be performing stunts to entertain the crowd. Zero Gravity Outreach is a shock and awe, adrenaline...
For 11 years the Fairview Christian and Missionary Alliance Church has held what has been labeled as Blessing Sale, instead of Big Garage Sale, because the items at the sale are not priced. Get a blessing, give a blessing, be a blessing is the concept and it has yielded many blessings for many causes over the years. The beneficiary of the proceeds this year is Richland County Emergency Shelter Coalition, Sidney also known as Matthew House. RCESC, a private non-profit corporation, governed by a Board of Directors, representing a variety of...
Sidney - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director Tammy Lyseng today announced that Richland County is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from Fire. ECP signup for fire begins on June 1, 2021 and ends on June 30, 2021. The approved ECP practices under this authorization include rehabilitation or replacement of fences that were destroyed or seriously damaged, debris removal, grading, shaping, releveling land, or similar land damaged by fire. ECP...
Every year the Sidney Chamber of Commerce honors several area businesses and individuals with special awards. This year Agri Industries, Tri-County Implement, Mimi's Kitchen Company, Footers, Dr. Edward Bergin, and Crystal Weltikol received awards. In previous years they have held banquets to recognize these outstanding community members and businesses but due to COVID-19, they were not able to host the banquet last year. "Instead, we compiled videos for each recipient. Each video had several...
Sidney - Sidney Health Center is featured as a 5-star hospital on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Care Compare website. The overall rating is based on how well hospitals perform across different areas of quality, like treating heart attacks and stroke, readmission rates and safety of care. Categories that are reported to Medicare and rated include: • Timely and Effective Care • Safety of Care • Mortality • Readmissions • Patient Experience Examples that fall within these categories are Emergency Department length of...
Emory Joy Johnson was born Friday, April 30, 2021, to Amber and Jeremie Johnson, Sidney. She weighed 6 lbs., 4.4 oz. Maternal grandparents are Bruce Banderob and Kathy Pedersen and paternal grandparents are Teri and the late Mike Johnson and the late Bob Harris. She joins brother Jesse. Hallie Jo Albin was born Thursday, April 29, 2021, to Megan and Chad Albin, Sidney. She weighed 7 lbs., 15 oz. Maternal grandparents are Don and Pat Ryan and paternal grandparents are Bob and Sheree Albin. Kobie Isaiah Iselek was born Wednesday, April 28, 2021,...
Uniting North Dakota’s eight regions, NDCA launches Arts Across the Prairie: Placemaking in Rural North Dakota, a first-of-its-kind, statewide public art program. Bismarck - The North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) proudly announces Arts Across the Prairie: Placemaking in Rural North Dakota, a first-of-its-kind, statewide public art program. This program will unite North Dakota’s eight regions by celebrating the shared history, culture, and heritage through the creation of art ins...
On Saturday, June 19, 1 p.m., in front of Fairview High School, Austin Wicorek will be pulling a fire truck for distance to raise money for his father’s headstone. His father passed away last year from a pulmonary embolism. For people that are unable to come support this cause but would like to donate there will be a live feed on Facebook with a PayPal line for donations....
Honor Society Scholarship: Jadyn Gackle, $500 Math Club Scholarship: Jadyn Gackle, $500 Montana Leadership & Service FCCLA Scholarship: BayLee Schlothauer, $200 Robert Arthaud/Don Burman Memorial Scholarship: Paul Hardy & Audrey Burman, $350 each Fairview Community Foundation Scholarship: Brady Buxbaum, Jadyn Gackle, Easton Hopes, BayLee Schlothauer, & Audrey Burman, $500 each Fairview High School Endowment Fund Scholarship: Audrey Burman, Brady Buxbaum, Jadyn Gackle, Steve Rice, Baylee...
Jadyn Gackle signed last Monday with Black Hills University in South Dakota for track & field. (Photo submitted)...
Rau Elementary School is proud to announce Jamison Whiteman, son of Jamie and Leslie Whiteman, as their Student of the Quarter. Jamison is a happy sweet student. He shares his smile and laughter with everyone that he sees. Jamison is also a hard worker, and puts his best effort into everything that he does. Jamison has shown great improvement in his time at Rau. He is polite to staff and fellow students alike. Jamison brightens a room as soon as he enters. He enjoys coloring, blocks, puzzles,...
Fairview’s Community garage sale will take place Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5 with lots of fantastic bargains for shoppers. Anyone wishing to list their sale can message the Chamber’s Facebook page or call City Hall at 406-742-5616 by Wednesday, June 2. Shoppers are encouraged to go to Facebook for the list of sales, or paper copies will be available at Merchants Bank, City Hall and Neu’s SuperValu....
Williston and Sidney have held annual field day tours for many years to showcase their involvement and research with agriculture. It is now that time of year where research centers are planting seeds in the ground and getting ready to present new ideas and studies to the public. The Williston Research Extension Center (WREC), 4.5 miles west of Williston, will be hosting their annual Dryland Tour on Wednesday, July 14. Registration will start at 3:30 p.m. followed by the tour at 4 p.m. The tour will include NDSU Extension specialists and...
The annual Speech and Demonstration Day event was held April 6, at Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney. Speech and Demonstration Day is a local 4-H event, where 4-H members get to practice public speaking skills that build self-confidence and self-esteem. A demonstration gives the 4-H member the ability to teach others how to do something that they have learned, they present the step by step process to the audience and judges. Members are evaluated on understanding of subject matter, their public...
This year, the McKenzie County Fair is set to take place June 17-19. The theme for the fair this year is "A Family Tradition." Throughout the duration of the fair there will be tons of entertainment including a draft horse competition, demo derby, farm olympics, music by Josh Kehr, Pippi the Clown, farming play pit filled with wheat and corn, North Star Amusement Carnival, and the NDRA Rodeo. On Thursday, June 17, there will be a free barbeque at 5 p.m. followed by a draft horse competition at...
